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Movie paradise? How Malta became a magnet for big film shoots
EU’s smallest country has played ancient Rome, the Land of Spells and Bay of Pentos and draws more than 30 productions annuallyWhat links the Caribbean, ancient Rome, Enid Blyton’s Land of Spells, the south of France and the Bay of Pentos from Game of Thrones? They are all places that have been portrayed in recent and forthcoming films by a sunny archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea, no bigger in
Published Monday, 10 August 2026 at 04:00
EU’s smallest country has played ancient Rome, the Land of Spells and Bay of Pentos and draws more than 30 productions annuallyWhat links the Caribbean, ancient Rome, Enid Blyton’s Land of Spells, the south of France and the Bay of Pentos from Game of Thrones? They are all places that have been portrayed in recent and forthcoming films by a sunny archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea, no bigger in size than Sheffield.Malta has over the last decade risen to become one of the most popular places in Europe for American and British film-makers to set their works in, taking a lead in what has been described as an “arms race” to lure big movie productions with tax incentives. Continue reading...
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